An Olympic Silver Medalist In the Pool, Katie Grimes Finishes Top 15 In The Marathon Swim
Marathon swimmers face all sorts of conditions. In Paris, the open-water swimmers faced a mean current.
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Athlete Bio#
Height
6'2"
Age
29
Hometown
Centennial, CO
Education
Regis Jesuit High School (Aurora, Colo.) ‘13 University of California, Berkeley
Quick Facts
- Daughter of Dick and D.A
- Father, Dick, was drafted by the Canadian Football League
- Has dual-citizenship in the United States and Canada
- Began swimming at age 2 and trains in Denver with Todd Schmitz, who began coaching her when she was 7 years old
- Swam two seasons with the University of California swim team before turning professional after her sophomore year
- Aspires to pursue a career in broadcast journalism
- Enjoys reading, dancing, baking, volunteering, reading and journaling
- Serves as an ambassador for the Laureus Foundation to promote social change
- Swims 5-6,000 meters per day and up to seven workouts per week
- Makes a point to do small good deeds before every swim meet
- Authored a book that is set to release on Dec. 6, 2016.
Olympic Experience
- 2-time Olympian; 6-time Olympic medalist (5 gold, 1 bronze)
- Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016, gold (4 x 200m Freestyle Relay - Women), 13th (200m Freestyle - Women), 14th (200m Backstroke - Women)
- Olympic Games London 2012, gold (100m Backstroke - Women, 200m Backstroke - Women, 4 x 100m Medley Relay - Women, 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay - Women), bronze (4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Women), 4th (200m Freestyle - Women), 5th (100m Freestyle - Women)
World Championship Experience
- Most recent: 2015 – gold (4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Mixed, 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay - Women), silver (200m Backstroke - Women), bronze (200m Freestyle - Women, 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Women), 4th (4 x 100m Medley Relay - Women), 5th (100m Backstroke - Women), 7th (100m Freestyle - Women)
- Years of participation: 100m Backstroke - Women 2013, 2015; 100m Freestyle - Women 2013, 2015; 200m Backstroke - Women 2011, 2013, 2015; 200m Freestyle - Women 2013, 2015; 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Mixed 2015; 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Women 2011, 2013, 2015; 4 x 100m Medley Relay - Women 2011, 2013, 2015; 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay - Women 2011, 2013, 2015; 50m Backstroke - Women 2011, 2013; 100m Backstroke (SC) - Women 2010; 100m Individual Medley (SC) - Women 2010; 200m Backstroke (SC) - Women 2010; 200m Individual Medley (SC) - Women 2010; 4 x 100m Medley Relay (SC) - Women 2010; 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay (SC) - Women 2010; 50m Backstroke (SC) - Women 2010
- Medals: 18 (11 gold, 4 silver, 3 bronze)
- Gold – 2015 (4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Mixed, 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay - Women); 2013 (100m Backstroke - Women, 200m Backstroke - Women, 200m Freestyle - Women, 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Women, 4 x 100m Medley Relay - Women, 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay - Women); 2011 (200m Backstroke - Women, 4 x 100m Medley Relay - Women, 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay - Women)
- Silver – 2015 (200m Backstroke - Women); 2011 (4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Women); 2010 (200m Backstroke (SC) - Women, 4 x 100m Medley Relay (SC) - Women)
- Bronze – 2015 (200m Freestyle - Women, 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Women); 2011 (50m Backstroke - Women)
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